Essays about: "PMEL17"
Found 5 essays containing the word PMEL17.
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1. The refractive state of the eye in Icelandic horses heterozygous for the Silver mutation
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and GeneticsAbstract : Background: The syndrome Multiple Congenital Ocular Anomalies (MCOA) is a congenital eye disease in horses. Previous studies have shown that both the MCOA syndrome and the silver coat color in horses are caused by the same missense mutation in PMEL17. READ MORE
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2. Gener som påverkar fjäderdräktens färg och mönster hos höns
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and GeneticsAbstract : I naturen har färgen på hönans (Gallus) fjädrar en betydande roll för dess överlevnad och reproduktion. I början av domesticeringen handlade det om att selektera ut individer för produktion, religiösa seder och tuppfäktning. READ MORE
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3. Fine-Mapping of Equine Multiple Congenital Ocular Anomalies on horse chromosome 6
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and GeneticsAbstract : Multiple Congenital Ocular Anomalities (MCOA) is a genetic disease that affects primarily Silver coloured horses of breeds such as the Rocky and Kentucky mountain horses. In these breeds the Silver dapple colour is very popular leading to an increase of affected horses. The major feature of the disease is ocular cysts of variable size. READ MORE
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4. Linkage mapping of phenotypic markers and marker identification in MHC in a cross between red junglefowl and Obese strain chicken
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and GeneticsAbstract : Målet med detta projekt var att i en korsning mellan röd djungelhöna och Obese strain höna kartlägga, med kopplingsanalys, de fenotypiska markörerna fjäderdräktsfärg, fjädermönster och benfärg samt att identifiera en informativ markör i major histocompatibility complex (MHC). Den röda djungelhönan anses vara anfadern till dagens domesticerade höna och Obese strain hönan utvecklar spontan autoimmun tyroidit och är modelldjur för den humana sjukdomen Hashimotos tyroidit. READ MORE
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5. Mapping of the silver coat colour locus in the horse
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and GeneticsAbstract : The silver dappled colour in horses is controlled by a dominant allele that dilutes the black pigment eumelanin. A black or brown horse that carries the allele becomes diluted in mainly mane and tail, while the hair of the body remains dark. READ MORE
